Where does “axogenesis” come from?
axogenesis (English) comes from English axon, from Ancient Greek ἄξων, from English -phyte, from Ancient Greek φυτόν, from Ancient Greek φύω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuHyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
axogenesis (English): The creation of axons
Definitions
- The creation of axons
Ancestry of “axogenesis”, step by step
axogenesis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English axon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | axon | A nerve fibre which is a long slender projection... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἄξων | an axle; an axis; the axis of the celestial... |
| 3 | English | -phyte | A taxonomic group of plants or algae, e.g.... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φυτόν | plant, tree; creature; child, descendant |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English Genesis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Genesis | The first book in the Hebrew Bible |
| 2 | Latin | genesis | generation, creation, nativity; birth |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | Genesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | génetis | origin, source |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |